Experimental and Numerical Study of Glass Façade Breakage Behavior under Fire Conditions Fire Safety Engineering /

• Main Author: Wang, Yu (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Fire prevention.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Computer simulation.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building materials.; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Simulation and Modeling.; Building Construction and Design.; Building Materials.

This book presents the comprehensive results of experimental and numerical investigations of glass façade breakage behavior under fire conditions. First of all, full-scale frame and point-supported glass façades, incorporating single, double and coated glazing, were tested under pool fire conducti...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Experimental and numerical methods
• Breakage of framing glass façades in fire
• Breakage of point supported glass façades in fire
• Influence of fire location on breakage behavior
• Breakage mechanism and heat transfer
• Conclusion.